BBC Dikrich started Phase 1 with a 66-43 away win over BC Mess B and moved to 1st place, while Mess B are 2nd after the opening game.
The game turned quickly after an even start. Mess B led 4-2, but Dikrich then went on a major 22-2 run to close the first quarter 24-6. Michele Laforgia (DIE), captain and 13 years old, set the tone early: he scored 12 points in the opening period and produced 5 points in a row during that first breakaway. Coach Roberto Brito Rui's team controlled the paint all evening.
Mess B reacted well in the second quarter. They opened it with 12 unanswered points, cutting the gap from 6-24 to 18-24 through baskets from Sohan Girits Marilleau (MESB), Jonas Ibendahl (MESB), Hugo Deviscour (MESB) and Oscar Deviscour (MESB). That was the home side's best stretch. Dikrich answered in the right moment and finished the half with 6 straight points for a 30-18 lead.
The third quarter restored clear control for the visitors. Laforgia (DIE), Eldin Gusinjac (DIE), Bryan Silva Santos (DIE) and Julian Cako (DIE) kept the margin growing, and Dikrich led 48-29 after three. In the fourth, Mess B reduced the gap to 37-50, but after a timeout Dikrich replied with a 10-2 sequence to reach 60-39 and remove late doubt. The highest lead was the final 23 points.
Laforgia (DIE) led all scorers with 26, followed by Gusinjac (DIE) with 16 and Silva Santos (DIE) with 12. Cako (DIE) added 8. For Mess B, Oscar Deviscour (MESB) scored 12, while Hugo Deviscour (MESB) and Liam Schandeler (MESB) had 8 each; Flàvia Rodrigues Borracci (MESB) added 7.
The scoring profile was very inside-oriented: Dikrich scored 60 of their 66 points on two-point baskets and 6 from the line, while Mess B had 40 of 43 from two-point shots and 3 free throws. No team made a three-pointer.
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